Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-543) and indexes.
Contents
pt. I. Historical Perspective -- Ch. 1. Beginnings -- Ch. 2. Associationism: Thinking as Learning by Reinforcement -- Ch. 3. Gestalt: Thinking as Restructuring Problems -- pt. II. Basic Thinking Tasks -- Ch. 4. Inductive Reasoning: Thinking as Hypothesis Testing -- Ch. 5. Deductive Reasoning: Thinking as Logically Drawing Conclusions -- pt. III. Information-Processing Analysis of Cognition -- Ch. 6. Computer Simulation: Thinking as a Search for a Solution Path -- Ch. 7. Mental Chronometry: Thinking as a Series of Mental Operations -- Ch. 8. Schema Theory: Thinking as an Effort After Meaning -- Ch. 9. Question Answering: Thinking as a Search of Semantic Memory -- pt. IV. Implications and Applications -- Ch. 10. Cognitive Development: Thinking as Influenced by Growth -- Ch. 11. Intelligence: Thinking as a Measurable Ability -- Ch. 12. Creativity Training: Thinking as a Learnable Skill -- Ch. 13. Expert Problem Solving: Thinking as Influenced by Experience -- Ch. 14. Analogical Reasoning: Thinking as Based on Analogs, Models, and Examples -- Ch. 15. Mathematical Problem Solving: Thinking as Based on Domain-Specific Knowledge -- Ch. 16. Everyday Thinking: Thinking as Based on Social Contexts.